- Quantitative Easing: A Postmortem Ivanova, Maria N. 2018. Quantitative Easing: A Postmortem. International Journal of Political Economy, 47(3-4), pp. 253-280. ISSN 0891-1916
- Profit Growth in Boom and Bust: The Great Recession and the Great Depression in Comparative Perspective Ivanova, Maria N. 2017. Profit Growth in Boom and Bust: The Great Recession and the Great Depression in Comparative Perspective. Industrial and Corporate Change, 26(1), pp. 1-20. ISSN 0960-6491
- Hayek, Mach, and the re-ordering of mind Ivanova, Maria N. 2016. Hayek, Mach, and the re-ordering of mind. The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 23(5), pp. 693-717. ISSN 0967-2567
- The Dollar as World Money Ivanova, Maria N. 2013. The Dollar as World Money. Science & Society, 77(1), pp. 44-71. ISSN 0036-8237
- Marx, Minsky, and the Great Recession Ivanova, Maria N. 2013. Marx, Minsky, and the Great Recession. Review of Radical Political Economics, 45(1), pp. 59-74. ISSN 0486-6134
- The Great Recession and the State of American Capitalism Ivanova, Maria N. 2013. The Great Recession and the State of American Capitalism. Science & Society, 77(3), pp. 294-314. ISSN 0036-8237
- Housing and Hegemony: The US Experience Ivanova, Maria N. 2011. Housing and Hegemony: The US Experience. Capital & Class, 35(3), pp. 389-412. ISSN 0309-8168
- Consumerism and the Crisis: Wither “the American Dream" Ivanova, Maria N. 2011. Consumerism and the Crisis: Wither “the American Dream". Critical Sociology, 37(3), pp. 329-350. ISSN 0896-9205
- Money, Housing, and World Market: The Dialectic of Globalised Production Ivanova, Maria N. 2011. Money, Housing, and World Market: The Dialectic of Globalised Production. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 35(5), pp. 853-871. ISSN 0309-166X
- ‘Can “It” Happen Again: The Limits of Money Artistry’ Ivanova, Maria N. 2011. ‘Can “It” Happen Again: The Limits of Money Artistry’. Critique, 39(2), pp. 211-232. ISSN 0301-7605
- A Reversal of Fortune? The (Un)likely Future of the US Dollar Ivanova, Maria N. 2010. A Reversal of Fortune? The (Un)likely Future of the US Dollar. Critique, 38(1), pp. 11-34. ISSN 0011-1619
- Hegemony and Seigniorage: The Planned Spontaneity of the US Current Account Deficit Ivanova, Maria N. 2010. Hegemony and Seigniorage: The Planned Spontaneity of the US Current Account Deficit. International Journal of Political Economy, 39(1), pp. 93-130. ISSN 0891-1916
- Growing through Debt and Inflation: An Inquiry into the Esoteric and Exoteric Aspects of Bulgaria’s Currency Board’ Ivanova, Maria N. 2009. Growing through Debt and Inflation: An Inquiry into the Esoteric and Exoteric Aspects of Bulgaria’s Currency Board’. Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 17(2), pp. 159-179. ISSN 0965-156X
- Inequality and Government Policies in Central and Eastern Europe Ivanova, Maria N. 2007. Inequality and Government Policies in Central and Eastern Europe. East European Quarterly, 41(2), pp. 167-204. ISSN 0012-8449
- ‘Why There Was No “Marshall Plan” for Eastern Europe and Why This Still Matters’ Ivanova, Maria N. 2007. ‘Why There Was No “Marshall Plan” for Eastern Europe and Why This Still Matters’. Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 15(3), pp. 349-380. ISSN 1478-2804
Dr Maria N Ivanova
Maria Ivanova’s research interests include social theory and political economy, theories of money and finance, crisis theories, international and comparative political economy, and the political economy of the United States.
Staff details

Position
Lecturer in Economics
Department
Politics and International Relations
m.ivanova (@gold.ac.uk)
I joined the Department of Politics as a Lecturer in Economics in September 2013. Previously, I taught at New York University (2005-11) and the University of Kassel, Germany (2011-13). I hold degrees in Politics and Economics from Sofia University and the University of Bonn.
Teaching
Spring 2019
No teaching (dedicated research time)
2019-20
Topics in International Economics, 2nd year undergraduate module
Boom and Bust: Economic Crises in Theory and History, 3rd year undergraduate module
Global Capitalism: Theory and History, postgraduate module
The United States in the World Economy, postgraduate module
Past Teaching
Introduction to Economics, 1st year UG; Introduction to Political Economy, 1st year UG; International Trade, 2nd year UG; International Monetary Economics, 2nd year UG; International Political Economy, 3rd year UG; International Political Economy, MA module.
Areas of supervision
- International Trade and International Monetary Economics (in particular, the global imbalances, global reserves accumulation, the role of the US dollar as key international currency)
- Political Economy of the United States (economic history, housing, consumerism, inequality, labor market, monetary policy and the Federal Reserve)
- Theories of money and finance (in particular, Marx, Keynes, Minsky, Post Keynesian theories of money and finance)
- Financial crises
Publications and research outputs
Book Section
- ‘Not Just Another Crisis: How and Why the Great Recession Was Different' Ivanova, Maria N. 2014. ‘Not Just Another Crisis: How and Why the Great Recession Was Different'. In: Richard Westra; Robert Albritton and Dennis Badeen, eds. The Future of Capitalism After the Financial Crisis: The Varieties of Capitalism Debate in the Age of Austerity. London: Routledge, pp. 171-183. ISBN 978-0415722841
- 'The Crisis of Home-Centered Consumer Capitalism in the United States’ Ivanova, Maria N. 2013. 'The Crisis of Home-Centered Consumer Capitalism in the United States’. In: Alan Cafruny and Herman Schwartz, eds. Exploring the Global Financial Crisis: Yearbook of International Political Economy. Boulder CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc. ISBN 978-1588268600
Article
- Marx’s Theory of Money: A Reappraisal in the Light of Unconventional Monetary Policy Ivanova, Maria N. 2020. Marx’s Theory of Money: A Reappraisal in the Light of Unconventional Monetary Policy. Review of Radical Political Economics, 52(1), pp. 137-151. ISSN 0486-6134
- Inequality, Financialization, and the US Current Account Deficit Ivanova, Maria N. 2019. Inequality, Financialization, and the US Current Account Deficit. Industrial and Corporate Change, 28(4), pp. 707-724. ISSN 0960-6491
- On the Peculiarity of Class Reproduction in the Society of Exchange and the Popular Subject of Rising Inequality in the United States Ivanova, Maria N. 2018. On the Peculiarity of Class Reproduction in the Society of Exchange and the Popular Subject of Rising Inequality in the United States. Capital & Class, 42(1), pp. 23-41. ISSN 0309-8168
Research Interests
Dr Maria N Ivanova's research interests include social theory and political economy, theories of money and finance, crisis theories, international and comparative political economy, political economy of the United States (social transformation and economic history, housing, consumerism, the international role of the US Dollar, the global imbalances), history of economic thought and intellectual history (Marx, Veblen, Mach, Hayek, Keynes, Minsky, Post Keynesian theories of money and finance).